Thursday, June 12, 2014

A Look Into Childrens Book About Child Stars

By Sally Delacruz


There are different books that children enjoy reading at their different age. Based on a true story of a beautiful girl known as Shirley, Shirley the temple story is one of the famous childrens book about child stars. She was the Hollywood little star for the longest period starting from 1934 to 1940.

Shirley began doing dances and songs at the age of four, she managed to show in the some of the musical such as the stand up cheer at the age of six and finally at her age of ten, she became the center of attraction as the number one box-attraction for the Americans.

The book talks about the little star Shirley who won many awards among them is the Oscar award in 1988 as a superstar in the book of Shirley temple. At a very pre-teen age her parents mismanaged her earnings but she was able to fight her passion, allegations and ambitions of being a superstar. From 1958 to 1961 it was a television series that interested kids, which was hosted and narrated by actress Shirley temple originating from United States and was narrated in English.

The story production was done by her mother Paula hart and daughter Melissa Joan, it is an American childrens series it is narrated and host by one actress known as Shirley temple. It was a television series between the years 1958 to 1961.it is a famous childrens anthology series that was presented by Shirley temple and the country of origin is the United States in the English Language. The series has two seasons with 41 episodes.

Racism and sexiest were among the challenges that she underwent, slavery in educational studio was rampant and this was clearly seen during the rehearsals which were without pay and could extend to a period of about two weeks. 10 dollars were paid during shooting and any misbehaving child was punished using a block of ice.

For Shirley, a box of ice was given to her severally and even when she got sick she was still forced to act and dance on an injured foot. Patience pays, she was finally invited to auditions in a film that was paying 25dollar and this opened doors for more contracts that made her be in top list of the great money-making people in the world. Hand in hand with this was a television series with 41 episodes and was in two episodes.

Shirley was not lucky enough and received the box most of the times and even when she got sick and underwent operation and still forced to work and dance on injured foot. But not long enough she got an invitation to auditions that made her a superstar for a film of Stand Up and cheer and here she earned good cash merely $25 for this and signed many more contracts until she was the top money-making superstar in the world.

The story book is really encouraging and exciting to kids. It motivates them to continue pressing on despite the difficulties one is encountering for there is a bright future ahead. Shirley through her determination was able to reach the creamiest heights in Hollywood stardom that surprised the world along with her great personality. This ups and downs of this determined girl provides motivation to young children to be relentless in their dreams and they will make their dreams a reality.




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